June
3, 2013

ALUMNI NEWS

GENERAL
NOTES

Trish
Hastings Turnbough, '87,
has received the James H. Atkinson Award for Excellence in the Teaching
of Arkansas History. Turnbough, a teacher at Cave City for 26 years,
received the award during the Arkansas Historical Association
Conference in West Helena.

Lance
O'Daniel, '99, and wife,
Ambria, announce the birth of a son, Linus John O'Daniel, who entered
the world at 6 lb., 6 oz., and 19 inches.

Adam
Penman, '08, writes, "It's
official now: As of this August I'll be teaching Government, Model UN,
and AP Economics at Pulaski Academy."

Christopher
Schmitt, '08; Katee
Castleman, '09; and Jordan
Lupo Heath, '09, graduated
this spring with Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Jessica
Koon, '11, writes, "Soon I
will be moving to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where I will be working for
the University Advancement department as a graduate assistant while
working to get my M.A. in English."

Amber
Simpson, '12, is beginning
an M.A. program in English (with an assistantship) this fall at Auburn
University.

Rebecca
Stamm, '13, and Megan
Holifield, '13, noted their
Advanced Composition essays "The Storm" and "Broken Wings" have been
accepted by Thoreau's Rooster,
a national journal for undergraduate creative nonfiction.

Birthday
Celebration

Carl
Garner, '38, celebrates his 98th birthday June 1 with a cake featuring
a photo of his Arkansas College basketball team. Happy birthday, Carl!

CAMPUS NEWS

Lyon hosts two Outdoor
and ACT Prep Camps

Lyon College will host
two Outdoor and ACT Prep Camps this summer. The first camp is June 2-5,
and the second camp is June 9-12. Approximately 100 students are slated
to attend each camp. The camps give students the opportunity to learn
how to raise their ACT scores and take advantage of the
college’s beautiful campus in the Ozark foothills. Students
will received specialized ACT instruction from Stephen A. Leake,
president of College Prep Coach, Inc. Leake has more than 20 years
experience in high school education and standardized test preparation.
The outdoor portion of the camps will consist of hiking, mountain
biking, bouldering, and disc golfing. Campers also will take a trip to
Loco Ropes Treetop Adventure Park in Mountain View. For more
information about the camps, call Lyon College Admissions at (870)
307-7250.

SOAR
set for June 7

The Lyon College Student
Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) day is June 7. Another
SOAR event is scheduled for later in the summer. SOAR participants will
get to know their faculty advisors, select and pre-register for their
first semester of classes, and attend different orientation sessions
dealing with living on campus and adjusting to the college lifestyle.
Parents will meet with college administrators, begin the process of
clearing the Business Office, and attend sessions on what to expect
between now and their students' matriculation in the fall. The day will
conclude with lunch for parents, students, and their faculty advisors.

Spring 2013 Biggest
Winners announced

Director of Health and
Wellness LuAnn Baker said 16 students and 10 faculty/staff members
participated in the spring Biggest Winner competition.

Tommie Ricker won the
competition, losing 8.33 percent of her body weight. She won $1,000
toward next semester’s tuition but donated the gift to a
friend. Ricker took the Biggest Winner class to satisfy her physical
education credit. Baker said Ricker previously has participated in the
program, but had much more success this semester. Ricker said she also
has already signed up for the fall competition.

Linda Hutchins,
administrative assistant for maintenance, won the faculty and staff
competition. Hutchins lost 12.9 percent of her body weight and a pain
in her hip. Hutchins walks on Lyon Street almost daily. Hutchins said
she plans to use her $500 prize to go on a trip with her daughter to
the National Harmonica Convention in St. Louis.

Scottish Arts Summer
School scheduled for June 9-14

The Lyon College Scottish
Arts Summer School will be June 9-14 on the Lyon College campus.
An Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA)
Progressive Certification Program will be offered at the end of the
week. Students will be able to study piping with some of the
world’s best instructors, including Willie MacCallum, Maureen
Connor, and Jimmy Bell. The bass/tenor and snare drumming instructor
will be Jon Quigg. The cost is $825 for on-campus accommodations and
$500 for day students. Discounts are available for groups of three or
more. All students under the age of 18 get a $100 discount. For more
information, contact Jimmy Bell at (870) 307-7473 or email him at james.bell@lyon.edu.

Seventy-two students have
been named to the spring 2013 Lyon College Dean's List. To be on the
Dean's List, a student must maintain a 3.75 grade point average or
higher while taking a minimum of 12 hours a semester. READ
MORE

Citizens Bank provides
scholarships to students

Lyon
College students who received annual scholarships from The Citizens
Bank of Batesville in 2012-13 expressed their appreciation to John Dews
(center), president of The Citizens Bank. From left are Tonya Clapp,
Callie Boyce, and Maggie Hance, all of Batesville; Minnie Smith of
Mabelvale; and Jonathan Dannatt of Bald Knob. Not pictured are Kaylin
Cesarski and Wesley Baker of Batesville, Devon Caron of Cushman, Jordan
Steele of Newark, and Elizabeth Taylor of Locust Grove. Also not
pictured is Ian Thomas of Batesville, who received the Citizens Bank
Endowed Scholarship this year. The award recipients are chosen from
students enrolled from Independence County and surrounding counties as
well as students transferring from the University of Arkansas Community
College at Batesville. The Citizens Bank established the scholarship in
2010 to help provide students in its primary market access to top
quality higher education.

Athletics

Hall of Fame nominations
sought

The 2013 Lyon College
Hall of Fame Banquet will be Saturday, Nov. 16. If you have Hall of
Fame nominations, please submit them using the online
form. The deadline for
submitting nominations is July 1.

A proven winner, a
multi-sport athlete in college, and a self-proclaimed teacher of the
game,
Travis Owen becomes the fifth head coach of the Lyon College softball
program after being named to the position on Monday by Lyon Director of
Athletics Kevin Jenkins. Owen, 28, comes to Lyon College from Northern
State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he has served for the
past two seasons as the NCAA Division 2 squad's assistant softball
coach. READ
MORE

ATHLETIC
NOTES

Lyon College junior
catcher/third baseman Valerie
Howell
received yet another award for 2013 when she was recently named to the
National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second-Team All-East
Region Team by the organization. Howell, who is from Lindale, Texas,
led
the Scots in 10 different offensive statistical categories in 2013,
while finishing in the Top 10 in the conference in eight. She was also
one of 18 athletes from the American Midwest Conference who were
honored by the league. Howell was a first-team member as she led the
Scots to the AMC Postseason Tournament.

Little Rock Christian
Academy player Christian
Castro has signed an NAIA
letter of intent with the Lyon College soccer team. Castro attended
both North Little Rock High School and LR Christian Academy,
transferring to the latter school in the spring of his junior year. The
son of Zach and Renee Castro of North Little Rock, Christian is a
four-year high school player who served as a captain of his NLRHS
squad in 2012.

North Little Rock High School standout Jack
Fleming has signed an NAIA
letter of intent to join the Scots soccer program in the fall of 2013.
Fleming, a four-year starter for NLRHS, has steadily improved his game
in each year of play. Fleming is the son of Eric and Carol Fleming of
Sherwood.

Fayetteville High School
senior Jamey Morrison III
has signed an NAIA letter of intent to join the Lyon College
men’s soccer team. Morrison is the son of Jim and Cheryl
Morrison of Fayetteville.

White Hall High School
all-state player Ben
Malone has signed an NAIA
letter of intent and will join the 2013 Lyon College men's soccer
program in the fall. Malone has played soccer the past three seasons
for the Bulldogs, in addition to playing basketball as a sophomore.
Malone, who is from Redfield, Arkansas, is the son of Don and Kim
Malone.

Maumelle High School soccer standout Elyse
Albright, who earned
all-state status her junior year, has signed an NAIA letter of intent
to
attend Lyon College in the fall and become a member of the Scots
women's soccer program. Albright attended North Little Rock High
School, along with MHS, lettering in soccer for four straight
seasons. Albright is the daughter of Mark and Kimberly Albright.

Little Rock Christian
Academy athlete Alex Keene
has signed a letter of intent to play women's soccer at Lyon College in
the fall of 2013. Keene is a four-year high school letterman who helped
Little Rock Christian Academy teams to three Arkansas State Final
berths and one Class 5A State championship. Keene was a two-sport
athlete at LRCA, playing volleyball during her freshman and sophomore
years, while staying the course with her soccer career for all four
years of high school. Keene is the daughter of Brenda and Cliff Keene
of Little
Rock.

Former Jonesboro Westside High School all-state athlete Samantha
Scalf has signed an NAIA
letter of intent to play volleyball at Lyon College. Scalf, a native of
Brookland, Arkansas, was a four-year volleyball player and a
two-year track athlete at Westside. Scalf is the daughter of
Tracy and Roy Wiseman.

Four-year Argyle (Texas)
High School standout athlete Morgan
McInaney has signed an NAIA
letter of intent to play basketball and join the defending American
Midwest Conference Co-champion Lyon College women's basketball program.
McInaney, a 5-foot, 7-inch forward, contributed throughout her high
school career at Argyle, helping the Lady Eagles to a combined 71-40
(.639) record and four consecutive playoff appearances. McInaney is the
daughter of Mark and Shari McInaney of Argyle, Texas.

Carl Albert State College
(Oklahoma) sophomore Ashala
Watson has signed an NAIA
letter of intent to play basketball for the defending American Midwest
Conference Co-Champion Lyon College women's basketball team. Watson, a
5-3 guard from Magnolia, Arkansas, played the past two seasons at the
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) institution in
Poteau, Oklahoma.

Mount Vernon-Enola graduate Katherine
Bartley has signed an NAIA
letter of intent to play both softball and women's golf at Lyon
College.
Bartley was a four-sport athlete for the Warhawks, playing softball,
golf, and basketball in each of her four high school years, while
participating in cross country for two years. Bartley is the daughter
of Kevin and Ami Bartley of Vilonia, Arkansas.

The Lyon College softball
program has acquired a top-notch high school pitcher from Arizona with
the recent signing of Alexandria
'Lexi' Reyes to an NAIA
letter of intent. Reyes is coming off an impressive season at Sunnyside
High School in Tuscon, Arizona, posting an overall record of 15-2, with
a
dominating earned run average of 1.25. Reyes produced 123 strikeouts,
while batting .291, with 11 runs batted in. Reyes is the daughter of
Manny and Stephanie Reyes of Tuscon, Arizona.